Fuel Efficiency - City Planning Guidelines

Written by on August 20, 2007 – 7:01 pm -

A proposal:

City Planning Guidelines:
In terms of formulating a plan for addressing the issue of transportation and fuel emissions the following steps are suggested:
a.    Programs of Awareness – first, there needs to be a basic establishment where the public is aware of the problem with excess fuel emissions locally and globally. Ways to promote awareness include public announcements in media, such as radio and television along with banner space along public revenues such as bus shelters. Also, targeting the younger generations is key, and so awareness groups would visit schools across the country to give a brief presentation about how students can help reduce fuel emissions.
b.    Expand Alternative Transport - the route of subways would be expanded to include new stations in areas that are often traveled to, to encourage use of this mode. New placement of bus stops would also be put into place. Current stops that are not excessively used will have fewer buses in use. In addition, more bike racks would be put into various areas of the cities.
c.    Improvement of Buses - new prototypes of more energy-efficient buses would be put into play. Buses that have seats that are less wide and numerous to accommodate as many passengers as possible. There will also be testing of hydrogen fuel-cell technology which produces energy from electrochemicals that are more environmentally friendly. However, only highly used roads would use these new forms of transportation for the cost of manufactory is too high for complete usage.
d.    Re-imaging the Transit System - training programs of employees would be held to help better the image of the transport commission making transit more appealing to take.
e.    Transport Ticket Costs - to receive the money to fund for the expansion of the transit system, tickets prices would have to drop to appeal to the average Canadian citizen. This could encourage more transit users, making up for the cost drop.
f.    Tax Exemption for Ethanol and Methanol – this would encourage the development and marketing of said materials in gasoline or diesel fuel. Ethanol and methanol are natural gases that prove less harming to the environment, where methanol is renewable. Previously, the entire fuel system cost ranged $300 per kW, but with mass manufacturing of these products, the number could reduce to $50 per kW.
g.    Sale of Alternative Technology - high-polluting countries are always on the look for solutions to their problem. With the new technology developed in Canada, sale of said technology could lead to great profit. Energy demand in China and India is high, where 70-80% of it will be imported from foreign places. Therefore, the geopolitical ties between Canada and foreign countries would strengthen and increase profit, which in turn would be used to better our transport system.


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